A 25-Year-Old Man Was Admitted to the Emergency Department After $(5 \mathrm{~cm})$

A 25-year-old man was admitted to the emergency department after an automobile accident. Apart from other superficial injuries, he was found to have a fracture of the middle third of the right femur.
-The following statements concerning this patient are possible except which?

A) The soleus muscle was responsible for the backward rotation of the distal fragment.
B) A lateral radiograph showed overlap of the fragments, with the distal fragment rotated backward.
C) A large amount of force would be necessary to restore the leg to its original length.
D) The hamstrings and quadriceps femoris muscles were responsible for the leg shortening.
E) The right leg was 2 in. $(5 \mathrm{~cm})$ shorter than the left leg.